[Leisure] Time spent for leisure (men and women, minutes per day per person) [Leisure] Time spent for leisure (men, minutes per day per person) [Leisure] Time spent for leisure (women, minutes per day per person) [Leisure] % of those who enjoy being outside in nature much [Leisure] % of those who engage in leisure activities in nature more than once a month [Leisure] % of those who take part in activities of groups or associations for leisure, sports or culture once a week or more [Leisure] % of those who never take part in activities of groups or associations for leisure, sports or culture [Leisure] % of those who prefer to spend leisure time alone [Leisure] % of those who go out shopping in their free time several times a week or more [Leisure] % of those who do handicrafts such as needle work, wood work, etc. in their free time several times a month or more [Leisure] % of those who would like to have more time doing leisure activities [Leisure] % of those who would like to have less time doing leisure activities [Leisure] % of those who often use their free time to relax and recover [Leisure] % of those who often use their free time to try to learn or develop skills [Leisure] % of those who say that they are involved in free time activities to often enable them to be the kind of person they really are [Leisure] % of those who say that they are involved in free time activities to often enable them to strengthen their relationships with other people [Leisure] % of those who often feel bored in their free time [Leisure] % of those who often feel rushed in their free time [Leisure] % of those who often find themselves thinking about work [Leisure] % of those who think that lack of facilities nearby prevents them from doing the free time activities [Leisure] % of those who think that lack of money prevents them from doing the free time activities [Leisure] % of those who think that personal health, age or disability prevents them from doing the free time activities [Leisure] % of those who think that need to take care of someone (elderly, children, ...) prevents them from doing the free time activities [Leisure] % of those who think that lack of time prevents them from doing the free time activities [Game] % of those who play cards or board games in their free time several times a month or more [Game] % of those who play card games most frequently among non-sport games [Game] % of those who play computer games most frequently among non-sport games [Game] % of those who play gambling most frequently among non-sport games [Game] % of those who play word or number games most frequently among non-sport games [Game] % of those who play mah-jongg most frequently among non-sport games [Game] % of those who play jigsaw puzzles most frequently among non-sport games [Game] % of Grade 4 students who play computer games for less than 1 hour per day [Game] % of Grade 4 students who play computer games for more than 2 hours per day [Tourism] Travel & Tourism Competitiveness (ranking by World Economic Forum) [Tourism] Number of foreign visitors to Japan [Tourism] Number of foreign visitors to Japan (per 10,000 population) [Tourism] International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) [Tourism] International tourism, number of arrivals (ten thousands) [Tourism] International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) [Tourism] International tourism, number of departures (ten thousands) [Tourism] % of those who never stayed away from home in the last year [Tourism] % of those who stayed away from home for more than 10 days [Culture] Number of world heritage properties [Culture] % of those who attend cultural events such as concerts, live, theatre and exhibitions in their free time several times a month or more [Culture] % of those who would like to see more government spending in culture and the arts [Culture] % of those who participate in the activities of a cultural association/ group at least once a month [Culture] % of those who think they have few artistic interests [Books] % of those who read books in their free time daily [Books] % of those who get much enjoyment from reading books [Books] % of Grade 4 students who read a book for enjoyment for less than 1 hours per day [Books] % of Grade 4 students who read a book for enjoyment for more than 2 hours per day [Books] % of Grade 8 students who read a book for enjoyment for less than 1 hours per day [Books] % of Grade 8 students who read a book for enjoyment for more than 2 hours per day [Books] % of those who are proud of their country in its achievements in the arts and literature [TV and radio] Time spent for TV or radio at home (men and women, minutes per day per person) [TV and radio] Time spent for TV or radio at home (men, minutes per day per person) [TV and radio] Time spent for TV or radio at home (women, minutes per day per person) [Music and Movie] % of those who listen to music in their free time daily [Music and Movie] % of those who go to the movies in their free time several times a month or more [Music and Movie] % of those who agree that increased exposure to foreign films, music, and books is damaging our national and local cultures [Sports] Time spent for sports (men and women, minutes per day per person) [Sports] Time spent for sports (men, minutes per day per person) [Sports] Time spent for sports (women, minutes per day per person) [Sports] % of those who take part in physical activities such as sports, going to the gym and going for a walk in their free time several times a week or more [Sports] % of those who never take part in physical activities such as sports, going to the gym and going for a walk in their free time [Sports] % of those who get much enjoyment from taking part in physical activities such as sports, going to the gym, going for a walk [Sports] % of those who strongly agree that taking part in sports develops children's character [Sports] % of those who participate in the activities of a sports association/ group at least once a month [Sports] % of those who belong to a sports, leisure or cultural group [Sports] % of Grade 4 students who play sports for less than 1 hour per day [Sports] % of Grade 4 students who play sports for more than 2 hours per day [Sports] % of Grade 8 students who play sports for less than 1 hour per day [Sports] % of Grade 8 students who play sports for more than 2 hours per day [Sports] % of those who take part in walking (e.g. walking, nordic, trekking, climbing) most frequently among sports or physical activities [Sports] % of those who take part in golf or minigolf most frequently among sports or physical activities [Sports] % of those who take part in fitness (aerobics, exercise, machine-training, work-out) most frequently among sports or physical activities [Sports] % of those who take part in baseball or softball most frequently among sports or physical activities [Sports] % of those who take part in jogging most frequently among sports or physical activities [Sports] % of those who take part in tennis most frequently among sports or physical activities [Sports] % of those who take part in marine sports most frequently among sports or physical activities [Sports] % of those who take part in volleyball most frequently among sports or physical activities [Sports] % of those who take part in football or soccer most frequently among sports or physical activities [Sports] % of those who attend sporting events as a spectator in their free time several times a month or more [Sports] % of those who watch baseball most frequently on TV among sports [Sports] % of those who watch football or soccer most frequently on TV among sports [Sports] % of those who watch volleyball most frequently on TV among sports [Sports] % of those who watch martial arts (boxing, wrestling, judo, etc.) most frequently on TV among sports [Sports] % of those who watch golf or minigolf most frequently on TV among sports [Sports] % of those who watch ice-skating most frequently on TV among sports [Sports] % of those who watch athletics (running, long-/high-jumping, etc.) or marathon most frequently on TV among sports [Sports] % of those who strongly agree that there is too much sport on TV [Sports] % of those who strongly agree that sports bring different groups and races inside the country closer [Sports] % of those who strongly agree that international sports competitions create more tension between countries than good feelings [Sports] % of those who are proud of their country in its achievements in sports [Sports] % of those who are proud of their country by sports [Sports] % of those who think that physical or mental health is a very important reason for taking part in sports or games [Sports] % of those who think that meeting other people is a very important reason for taking part in sports or games [Sports] % of those who think that competing against others is a very important reason for taking part in sports or games [Sports] % of those who think that looking good is a very important reason for taking part in sports or games Period: 1998-2019 Area: World \nMajor advanced countries \nNordic and major advanced countries \nOECD members \nEU27 \nEU+Japan \nEurope \nASIA \nTPP \nLatin America \nAfrica \n 10 countries/ areas Highlight: (No highlight) Japan Nordic and Japan ---------- Australia Canada France Germany Italy Japan Republic of Korea Sweden United Kingdom United States
Note Can't choose/ No answer are excluded. Belgium: Flanders only. Germany: unweighted sum of West and East Germany. Israel: unweighted sum of Jews and Arabs. United Kingdom: excluding Northern Ireland.
Source OECD, Time Use Database
Original source OECD estimates based on national time use surveys. Methodological documentation on national time-use surveys used for the estimates is in Miranda V. (2011) "Cooking, Caring and Volunteering: Unpaid Work Around the World", Miranda, V. (2011), "Cooking, Caring and Volunteering: Unpaid Work Around the World", OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, No. 116, OECD Publishing. doi: 10.1787/5kghrjm8s142-en.
Correlations with major national performance indicesLife satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data 10 Regression equation Correlation coefficient (r) 0.339 Coefficient of determination (R2) 0.115
GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data 10 Regression equation Y = 814.125265 X -40264.964
Correlation coefficient (r) 0.760 Coefficient of determination (R2) 0.578
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data 10 Regression equation Correlation coefficient (r) -0.733 Coefficient of determination (R2) 0.537
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data 10 Regression equation Correlation coefficient (r) 0.453 Coefficient of determination (R2) 0.205
Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data 10 Regression equation Correlation coefficient (r) 0.178 Coefficient of determination (R2) 0.032
